Reductions, not promises.
Measured every year, since 2022. What we emit, what we've cut, and what we won't claim, so you can cite the Scope 1, 2 and 3 numbers your report needs.
What we measure, who we look after, and how we keep it honest.
For a network operator the biggest footprint is the build. So we start with measurable emissions reduction, then the people and the communities the network runs through, then the governance that holds us to it.
Environmental
We run an annual GHG inventory across all three scopes. Since 2022 we've cut energy consumption by 52% and brought carbon intensity down from 120 to 101 kg CO2e per fibre-pair kilometre, and we're building a science-based reduction pathway against SBTi's ICT guidance.
Social
We look after the people who build and run the network, the partners we work through, and the communities the routes cross.
Governance
We run a sustainability committee with executive membership, have our ESG disclosures audited by a third party, and align to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Three claims you won't find on this page, and why.
A Net Zero target
Net Zero means offsetting what you can't reduce, and offsets are a liability on someone else's balance sheet. We publish reductions instead, and we're building a science-based pathway before we commit to a date.
A carbon-neutral product
Allocating carbon to individual customers isn't backed by a method we'd stand behind. We'll give you our inventory and our intensity figure. What you do with it in your own report is yours to decide.
A climate-positive claim
The network grew by a third between 2022 and 2025 and Scope 3 rose with it, because Scope 3 is the build. We report that. The intensity metric is how we show the direction of travel while the network is still growing.
The reductions, 2022 to 2025.
Put our numbers in your report.
A Scope 1, 2 and 3 inventory you can cite, a supplier engaged with your own Scope 3 programme, and published policies ready for a procurement gate. If your process needs something specific, tell us what and we'll confirm what we can provide.
Government and Critical Infrastructure
Public sector tenders ask for modern slavery, supplier conduct and emissions disclosures before anything else. All three are published, and the network behind them is built for services where downtime isn't an option.
Cloud, Content and AI
Dark fibre and wavelengths in the markets you're deploying next, from a supplier with the Scope data your own sustainability report needs.